The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-19
At st. Joseph.s Church.

A dramatic entertainment for the benefit
of St. Josephs Church, B edwin avenue,
was held in the basement of the church on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, June
14th and 18th. The program me consisted
of two parts, the first containing songs, re-
citations and a cleverly written drama in
two acts for young ladies, entitled t'Do-
lores." 1t is the composition of Sister of
Mercy in Philadelphia, and is gem in its
way. Tho following is the full programme
of the entertainment.
PartI
Chorus Spread Out Your White Sails
Recits.fon, .Mona's Waters Miss NJ. McNamara
DUE, 1.-The Mermaids". Misses Short and Dooley
500. Sleep Well. Miss M. Short
Erama..- dolores
Dramatis Personal
Mrs. Norton, wealthy widow, Miss NJ. Mcnamara
Augusta, her eldest daughter. Miss NJ. Boyle
Pauline, afterwards DolorsS ....... Miss NJ. Cone
Nellie Claghorn, Mrs Nortons niece Miss N. Walsh
f asaes sisters NJ M Hss n BaSid
Constance, baby step niece, Miss G. Motzsr
Mrs. Wortbington, benevolent widow. K. Murrer
Tom Pineher, good hearted policeman, 1870.
Miss X. Walsh
Aunt Detsy.a privileged nurse in the Norton family
Miss Mary Allen
Sally Ann Tompkins, a street singer, Miss N. Lane
Miss MISS Clare nsPsaish friends of the
Miss Heloise Zachare Norton's, ...........
The Misses NJ Allen. A. Mcdonald. 7. Lauter-
bach.
ouartette. "My Mountain Home" Misses NJ. Short
n. Birmingham. A. Dooley and F. Dooley
Act II.
Evening Hymn to the Sacred Heart.
Programme-Part II.
Chorus. .............G Give Ny Love to All at Home
Recitation. MARY Queen of Scots" Miss D. Luken
Duet. 1.-TWO Merry Alpine Maids" ;s;....:..;....
Recitation. "Erin's Flag, Miss n Walsh
Sole, 1.-THE Maid Of the Mill Miss M Boyle
pabisau. ;Appari u1 nor Of the sacred Heart
Miss e. GogRin
Chorus, Tuscan Girls Crossing the Sea,
The choruses were rendered by about
thirty young ladies dressed most becom-
ingly in white. and were very well execu-
ted The recitations of the Misses Men a.
mara, Walsh, Goggin and Larken, were
very fine, particularly the two first. In the
solos and duets Miss NJ. Short was .facue
princeps. This young lady who, by the
way, Is very handsome, possesses splen-
did voice, and it gives evidence of very
careful training. She is a niece of Mr..
Simon, the soda water manufacturer of
Baldwin avenue. Miss N. Walsh, who re-
SASONA 11AAh 1Ao6, 40 6AoO q OSUubALuA
young lady. She made great hit with the
popular poem, which she recited IN such
manner as to electrify the audience, who
gave her unstinted and well-merited ap-
plsuse. The young lady who displayed the
most artistic talent in the drama of "Do-
lores" was Miss M Boyle. She played her
role SO naturally-and it was not at all the
most agreeable one in the least-thst no
one would imagine from her manner that
she was 'acting" part. The Misses M.
Gone, K. Walsh. M. Birmingham, M. AL
len, M. Lane. NJ. Cook, K. Murrer and
T. Lauterbach, also deserve special atten-
ton for their clever and Intelligent acting.
About five huRdred persons each evening
were crowded into the basement hall,
which has not seating capacity for more
than four hundred Still more orderly
and attentive audience could not be found
Among the clergymep present were noticed
Monsignor Seton, Rev A. M. Hammer, and
Rev Father Hail. 1t should also be said
that the tableau of the ''Apparition of the
Sacred Heart" was wonderfully realistic
and striking scene.